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OK at first glance eveything is in english, File Edit View etc (along the top) but when i right click or a dialogue box appears, or somethin is loading, the loader bar is german and so are the dialogue boxes etc

I dont know how it got this way or how to fix this problem, it would be a massive help if someone could aid me, thanks in advance if anyone can :)

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— symptom summary: the browser chrome (File/Edit/View) stays in English while right‑click menus, dialog boxes and progress/loader text appear in German. That pattern usually means the UI strings being used for dialogs/context menus are coming from a different language resource than the main toolbar — either a system language/MUI issue, a third‑party shell/IE extension, or a localized component that was installed.

Try these checks in order:

  1. Verify Windows display and system locale. Open Control Panel (or Windows Settings) and confirm the Windows display language is English and that the “Language for non‑Unicode programs” (Region → Administrative on newer Control Panels) is set to English.
  2. Check Internet Explorer language preferences: Tools → Internet Options → General → Languages (Appearance → Languages). Also open Tools → Manage Add‑ons and disable any unknown or German‑named extensions or toolbars; launch “Internet Explorer (No Add‑ons)” to see if the German text disappears.
  3. Inspect installed programs (Control Panel → Programs and Features / Add or Remove Programs) for recently added German components or download managers that could supply context menus; uninstall anything suspicious.
  4. If context‑menu text is the issue, use a shell extension viewer (for example, a small utility that lists context menu handlers) to temporarily disable non‑Microsoft handlers and find the culprit. Create a System Restore point before changing shell extensions.

If the above finds nothing, repair system files and restore defaults: run an elevated command prompt and execute sfc /scannow, then consider repairing or reinstalling Internet Explorer only after exporting Favorites and creating a restore point. As pointed out, run an up‑to‑date antivirus and a second‑opinion malware scan before major changes. Reinstalling IE can work (as suggested) but is a last resort and should be done with backups in place.

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boost

i really need help here

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download a new IE that is in english then overwrite the previous one

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Last post is in 2004. Please take note when you reply to a thread make sure the previous post is recent and try not to revive a 3 month old thread. Thanks

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